WEST virginia Legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2804

By Delegates Kessinger, Higginbotham and Cooper

[Introduced February 1, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]

A BILL to repeal §29-20-2, §29-20-3, §29-20-4, §29-20-5 and §29-20-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §29-20-1 of said code, all relating to termination of the Women’s Commission; declaring Women’s Commission terminated and not in existence after June 30, 2019; directing commission to wind up affairs, arrange for disposition of funds, assets, equipment and records, and cease all activities before July 1, 2019; and repealing provisions of code related to Women’s Commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 20. WOMEN’S COMMISSION.

§29-20-1. Termination of the Women’s Commission.

The Women’s Commission is declared to be terminated and shall not exist after June 30, 2020. Pursuant to the provisions of §4-10-12 and §4-10-13 of this code, the commission shall wind up its affairs, arrange for the disposition of its funds, assets, equipment and records, and cease all activities before July 1, 2020.

§29-20-2. Powers and duties of commission.

[Repealed.]

§29-20-3. Commission administrative personnel.

[Repealed.]

§29-20-4. Power of commission to accept funds.

[Repealed.]

§29-20-5. Rules and regulations.

[Repealed.]

§29-20-6. Annual report.

[Repealed.]

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to terminate the Women’s Commission.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

§29-20-1 has been complexly rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored.